On Friday 7th April 2023, Stuart VK7FADZ, a radio amateur from the state of Tasmania reached the summit of Mt Pelion East and became the first to activate this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 5 contacts in total working on the 40m amateur radio band.
The summit of Mt Pelion East is 1397 metres (4583 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
Mountains, Misc
Links: www.sotadata.org.uk, sotl.as, www.peakbagger.com
By: Mike_bjm